1prompt 
/ˈprɑ:mpt/ verb
prompts; prompt·ed; prompt·ing /ˈprɑ:mpt/ verb [+ obj] 1 a : to cause (someone) to do something
▪ Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.
b : to be the cause of (something)
▪ Pride prompted his angry response. ▪ The evidence prompted a criminal investigation. 2 a : to say (something that encourages a person to talk)
▪ “Did you hear me?” he prompted when his friend did not respond to his first question.
b : to say the lines of a play to (an actor who has forgotten them) : to give a prompt to (an actor)
▪ The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage. 3 computers : to show a message that tells (a user) to do something
▪ The computer/program prompted me to type in a number.
▪ Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.
b : to be the cause of (something)
▪ Pride prompted his angry response. ▪ The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.
▪ “Did you hear me?” he prompted when his friend did not respond to his first question.
b : to say the lines of a play to (an actor who has forgotten them) : to give a prompt to (an actor)
▪ The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.
▪ The computer/program prompted me to type in a number.
— prompt·er noun, plural prompt·ers [count]
